Delta Time

[Brutile]

Can the Time class get a delta time added to it please?

GetSpeed is really confusing, and isn't very useful.

Also, people transitioning from Unity would understand this a lot better.

 

It wouldn't be very difficult, you could just write a small function that returned:

1.0 / Time:UPS()

 

Then you could just go:

timer = timer + Time.deltaTime

 

and the time will count up in seconds, regardless of the frame rate

[Jazz]

You have many good ideas Brutile.

[Rick]

Just multiply your values by GetSpeed(). I'm not sure what's confusing about that?

 

If your PC is the "perfect" timing GetSpeed() returns 1 (so multiplying your value by this does nothing to change it)

If your PC is really fast GetSpeed() returns < 1 (so multiplying by this will reduce your value to slow it down)

If your PC is really slow GetSpeed() returns > 1 (so multiplying by this will increase your value to speed it up)

[Brutile]

Ok, maybe I over exaggerated about it not being useful, but it just makes more sense to say "I want to move this object x meters per second"

[Rick]

I guess "makes sense" just depends on what you're used to , but seriously you use it the same you do delta don't you? You multiply your values by it.

[Brutile]

I don't want to replace GetSpeed(), and I don't want to start an argument over what "makes more sense". I'd like to see both available, and for people to choose what they'd rather use.

[AggrorJorn]

You can always map GetSpeed to a DeltaTime variable in a custom script. I honestly doubt if Josh would change the API to this. Regardless of the argument I given, I think Josh would reply within the lines of: this is Leadwerks, not Unity.